Vintage Chinese military wrist watch, handwound, 17 jewel movement.

"Jixing" brand, made by the Jilin Watch Factory (吉林手表厂). Yes, this is a military watch - though people usually expect a more "tactical" look from military watches. At only 34 mm over the crown (case diameter 32mm) it is also pretty tiny.

The "Jixing" (吉星) brand means roughly "Lucky Star". The 军用 (jūnyòng) on the dial means "military use". The 軍 (jūn) for "soldier" or "military" is the classic Chinese character.

These watches were issued during the China-Vietnam conflict in 1979 - and also in the "second phase" of this conflict in 1984.

Here is another military Jixing, in a gold toned case.

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Well, at least the wine is genuine Italian here... 😁

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